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Wednesday, 30 October, 2013

09:00 - 16:00	Outreach Activity This year the beneficiary of the Convention outreach activity will be Heartbeat in Katlehong. The Heartbeat Centre for Community Development (www.heartbeat.org.za) is an NGO that focuses on providing educational, material, health and social services to orphans and vulnerable children and their families in South Africa.
11:30 - 19:00	Swiss Re Golf Day Venue: Royal Johannesburg Golf Course A maximum of 120 players can be accommodated. Please note that golfers should indicate their handicap on the next page.
14:00 - 16:00	Swiss Re Beginners Golf Clinic Venue: Royal Johannesburg Golf Course All the necessary equipment and balls will be provided. A maximum of 40 participants can be accommodated.

Thursday, 31 October, 2013

07:00 - 08:30	Registration and Refreshments
08:30 - 09:30	Day 1 Opening Plenary Session Opening Remarks and Introduction \| Giles Waugh Presentation Opening Plenary Address \| Judge Dennis Davis
09:30 - 09:40	Transfer Time
09:40 - 10:30	Concurrent Sessions Life Insurance LIFE SETTLEMENTS IN SOUTH AFRICA: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE POTENTIAL FOR A STRONG MARKET TO DEVELOP Ryan Switala Andy Rayner (Chair) Paper Investments INVESTING IN AFRICA: A PRACTICAL PERSPECTIVE FOR THE SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR Zeenat Patel, Donovan McKay, Nimisha Bhagwan, Nick Janse van Rensburg Monica Matthews (Chair) Paper Presentation Professional Matters ACTUARIAL SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA WORKING FOR YOU Mike McDougall, Niel Fourie, Wim Els, Janine Laubscher Nico van der Colff (Chair) Presentation Life Insurance CSI COMMITTEE FEEDBACK CSI Committee Paul Lewis (Chair) Presentation Short-Term Insurance 21ST CENTURY ANALYTICS FOR THE INSURANCE AND FINANCE SECTORS Hannes Van Rensburg, Adrian Ericsson Jacques du Preez (Chair) Presentation
10:30 - 11:00	Refreshment Break and Exhibition
11:00 - 11:50	Concurrent Sessions Life Insurance LIFE INSURANCE IN THE BRICS COUNTRIES: HOW DOES SOUTH AFRICA COMPARE TO THE REST? Demetre La Grange Nicky Patchett (Chair) Presentation Pensions and Social Security RETIREMENT ADEQUACY GOALS REVISITED: THE SOUTH AFRICAN EXPERIENCE OF GOALS ESTIMATION FOR ONE- AND TWO-ADULT HOUSEHOLDS Megan Butler John Anderson (Chair) Paper Presentation Wider Fields AN INTRODUCTION TO ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS Matthew Smith Jacques du Preez (Chair) Presentation Health MAINTAINING A BALANCE: THE IMPACTS OF AGEING ON THE AGE CROSS SUBSIDY IN MEDICAL SCHEME CONTRIBUTIONS Lara Wayburne, Evan Bradley Margaret Hulme (Chair) Paper Presentation Investments, Pensions THE QUANTIFICATION OF TYPE-2 PRUDENCE IN ASSET ALLOCATION BY THE TRUSTEES OF A RETIREMENT FUND Robert Thomson, Taryn Reddy Juan Labuschagne (Chair) Paper Presentation
11:50 - 13:20	Lunch and Exhibition
13:20 - 14:10	Concurrent Sessions Life Insurance CONFLICTING BASES AND PERFORMANCE METRICS IN A NEW REGULATORY ERA Lindy Schmaman, Wayne Savage, David Park, Phillip van den Berg Gary Palser (Chair) Presentation Investments PORTFOLIO OPTIMISATION FOR WITH NON-STANDARD UTILITY FUNCTIONS REFLECTING ELEMENTS OF BEHAVIOURAL FINANCE David Kirk Shaun Levitan (Chair) Presentation Professional Matters POTENTIAL CONFLICTS THAT THE "NEW WORLD" COULD POTENTIALLY BRING FOR STAKEHOLDERS OF RETIREMENT FUNDS Michelle du Toit, Craig Aitchison Ray Welham (Chair) Presentation Microinsurance BUSINESS CASE FOR MICROINSURANCE II: A CASE STUDY ANALYSIS OF THE PROFITABILITY OF MICROINSURANCE Janice Angove, Christopher Cherry Anne Livingstone (Chair) Presentation Banking APPLICATION OF SURVIVAL MODELS TO ANALYSE DEFAULT RATES ON LOANS Fhatuwani Nemakhavhani, Karabo Mofomme Antonie Jagga (Chair) Presentation
14:10 - 14:20	Transfer Time
14:20 - 15:10	Concurrent Sessions Life Insurance FEEDBACK ON THE LATEST SWISS RE HIV PREVALENCE SURVEY AND ON SWISS RE'S COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH INTO THE INSURABILITY OF HIV+ LIVES Pierre Coetzee Jason Cooper-Williams (Chair) Presentation Pensions and Social Security SWAPPING YOUR FUNDING BASIS Louis Theron, Ishara Sukhraj Natasha Huggett-Henchie (Chair) Paper Presentation ERM OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT: PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS FOR THE SOUTH AFRICAN INSURANCE INDUSTRY Marilyn Martin, Mark Hayes Donovan Hutchinson (Chair) Paper Presentation Health TARGETING HIGH-COST BENEFICIARIES IN THE MEDIUM-TERM WITH PREDICTIVE MODELLING Daniel Shapiro, Barry Childs, Craig Getz Roseanne da Silva (Chair) Paper Presentation Banking ON MEASURING BANK FUNDING LIQUIDITY RISK Fidelis Musakwa Pravin Burra (Chair) Paper Presentation
15:10 - 15:40	Refreshment Break and Exhibition
15:40 - 16:30	Concurrent Sessions Life Insurance IFRS 4 PROFIT REPORTING FOR SOUTH AFRICAN LIFE INSURANCE CONTRACTS Szymon Marszalek, Peter Tripe, Dave Strugnell Matthew Brinkmann (Chair) Paper Presentation Pensions and Social Security LONGEVITY RISK: NEW SOLUTIONS FOR AN AGE OLD PROBLEM Liaan Cilliers, Dipa Dass Ray Welham (Chair) Presentation Health HEALTHCARE FINANCING REGULATORY REFORM - WHERE TO FROM HERE? Christoff Raath, Barry Childs TBC (Chair) Presentation Microinsurance (repeat) BUSINESS CASE FOR MICROINSURANCE II: A CASE STUDY ANALYSIS OF THE PROFITABILITY OF MICROINSURANCE Janice Angove, Christopher Cherry Anne Livingstone (Chair) Presentation ERM MAXIMISING THE VALUE OF YOUR ORSA Keith Lindsay Edward Paul (Chair) Presentation
16:30 - 18:30	At Leisure
19:00 - 23:00	Convention Dinner Venue: The Pavilion, Sandton Convention Centre

Friday, 1 November, 2013

07:00 - 08:00	Registration and Refreshments
08:00 - 09:30	Day 2 Opening Plenary Session (including President's Address) Introduction \| Giles Waugh, Themba Gamedze Presidential Address \| Peter Temple Plenary Address \| Dr Ross Tucker STAYING AHEAD OF THE WAVE IN A HIGH PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENT
09:30 - 09:40	Transfer Time
09:40 - 10:30	Concurrent Sessions Life Insurance EMBEDDED VALUE REPORTING IN A SOLVENCY ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT WORLD David Kirk Paul Lancaster (Chair) Presentation Pensions and Social Security CASE STUDY: SENSITIVITY OF SOCIAL SECURITY COSTS TO PROPORTIONS EMPLOYED AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME ACROSS THE POPULATION IN A SMALL AFRICAN COUNTRY Jeremy Andrew Rob Rusconi (Chair) Paper Presentation ERM THE BUSINESS CASE FOR CAPITAL MODELLING FOR LIFE INSURERS Matthew Brinckmann David Park (Chair) Presentation Health THE CONSEQUENCES OF LIMITED UNDERWRITING IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN PRIVATE HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT Alex Brownlee Barry Childs (Chair) Presentation
10:30 - 11:10	Refreshment Break and Exhibition
11:10 - 12:00	Concurrent Sessions Life Insurance DISABILITY INCOME: WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM OTHER MARKETS? Leza Wells, Peter Barrett Paul Lewis (Chair) Paper Presentation Pensions and Social Security INVESTIGATING RETIREMENT ABILITY OF HIGH NEW WORTH INDIVIDUALS IN SOUTH AFRICA Frans Frederik Koning, Willie Harbor Mike Codron (Chair) Paper Presentation TCF TREATING CUSTOMER FAIRLY: GETTING REAL ABOUT SERVING PUBLIC INTEREST Paul Zondagh, Paul Lewis, Rob Rusconi Giles Waugh (Chair) Presentation Short-Term Insurance PRICING A MOTOR EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH TIME AND USAGE COVER LIMITS Fidelis Musakwa Nicola Stephens (Chair) Paper Presentation
12:00 - 13:10	Lunch and Exhibition
13:10 - 14:00	Concurrent Sessions Life Insurance MEDICAL GADGETS, KIOSKS AND APPS: CONSUMER AWARENESS OF HEALTH RISK FACTORS Nontuthuzelo Thomas Peter Withey (Chair) Presentation Retirement Matters PROGRESS ON RETIREMENT REFORM David McCarthy Tommie Doubell (Chair) Presentation Professional Matters VISION 2020: A WORLD-LEADING ACTUARIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMME FOR AFRICA Andrew Gladwin Anthony Dienst (Chair) Paper Presentation
14:00 - 14:10	Transfer Time
14:10 - 15:10	Day 2 Closing Plenary Session Closing Plenary Address \| Dr Rudolf Gouws GLOBAL AND SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMIC PROSPECTS Closing Remarks \| Peter Tremple
15:10 - 15:40	Refreshment Break

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